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Original Articles By Dr. Lavin Featuring Expert Advice & Information about Pediatric Health Issues that you Care the Most About
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Original Articles By Dr. Lavin Featuring Expert Advice & Information about Pediatric Health Issues that you Care the Most About
The Flat on the Back of the Head in Infancy
March 19, 2014The Flat on the Back of the Head in Infancy- It’s Safe In 1992, the American Academy of Pediatrics made it official- all infants should sleep on their backs. This
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Original Articles By Dr. Lavin Featuring Expert Advice & Information about Pediatric Health Issues that you Care the Most About
A New Lab- just for Children
March 4, 2014A New Lab- Just for Children Advanced Pediatrics is very pleased to announce that a new lab has opened near our office. This the Child Lab. Child Lab is the
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Original Articles By Dr. Lavin Featuring Expert Advice & Information about Pediatric Health Issues that you Care the Most About
Tubes in the Ears: Do they Help, Do they Hurt, What’s the Long-term Impact?
February 11, 2014Tubes in the Ears: Do they Help, Do they Hurt, What’s the Long-term Impact? Nearly every child will have at least one ear infection, and about 30-40% of children have
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Original Articles By Dr. Lavin Featuring Expert Advice & Information about Pediatric Health Issues that you Care the Most About
How Long do Cold Symptoms Last?
February 6, 2014How Long do Cold Symptoms Last? Everyone gets colds, everyone. And we all have a sense of how long we think it’s normal for them to last, but do
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Original Articles By Dr. Lavin Featuring Expert Advice & Information about Pediatric Health Issues that you Care the Most About
Time to Choose a Pharmacy that Does not Sell Tobacco
February 6, 2014Time to Choose a Pharmacy that Does not Sell Tobacco Normally we do not endorse any particular store or brand, but the CVS drugstores announced a decision on February 5,
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Original Articles By Dr. Lavin Featuring Expert Advice & Information about Pediatric Health Issues that you Care the Most About
Antibiotics: What are they, Who do they help, Where do they not work?
January 26, 2014Antibiotics: What are they, Who do they help, Where do they not work? Antibiotics are a group of medicines that kill germs. There are three types of germs that can
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Original Articles By Dr. Lavin Featuring Expert Advice & Information about Pediatric Health Issues that you Care the Most About
Development- How to know if it is fine or a problem?
January 26, 2014Development is a very hot topic these days, and probably has gripped our attention for a very long time as well. The reason it’s so hot today, is that much
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Original Articles By Dr. Lavin Featuring Expert Advice & Information about Pediatric Health Issues that you Care the Most About
Hand washing- how does it help, does it help?
January 26, 2014Hand washing- How does it help, Does it help? Washing your hands is a time-honored bit of advice we have heard from our parents and grandparents for a long time,
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Original Articles By Dr. Lavin Featuring Expert Advice & Information about Pediatric Health Issues that you Care the Most About
Pregnancy- the time to start Obesity Prevention for your Child
December 15, 2013Pregnancy- the time to start Obesity Prevention for your Child In December, 2013, the New England Journal of Medicine published an important essay on the timing of preventing obesity in